He also faces charges of driving on a suspended license and, according to the wire service, he did not have an ignition locking device on his car, which was required from a previous case. It was his second arrest in seven months.

Brown previously pleaded no contest to a DUI charge in March, weeks after his ex-wife Whitney Houston died. A judge ordered him to undergo treatment for alcohol addiction, put him on probation and issued a fine.

In August, Brown checked himself into a confidential rehabilitation center as part of an agreement he had with the State of California following his March arrest.

Brown has battled substance abuse for years. He also faced a DUI charge in Florida back in 1996. He pleaded guilty to the charge six years later and was sentenced to eight days in jail.